Camino Francés stage 25: Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo

Stage 25 of 33 on the Camino Francés. You start 559.4 km into the route and finish at 582.1 km, with Santiago 179.2 km still ahead at the end of the day.

24.0 km (14.9 miles) +180 m climb −177 m descent 6 h 20 min walking time Difficulty 3 of 5 Challenging Night at stop 25 in Villafranca del Bierzo

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled from terrain data (Terrarium DEM, built on SRTM) along the track. Walking time uses 4 km/h plus one hour per 500 m of climb. Difficulty scores the whole day 1 to 5 from its distance, climb, and descent, with the same formula on every route.

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Through the day

Named places along the walk in the order you reach them, with the distance from the stage start, built from the OpenStreetMap places counted below. A water point with no name of its own is listed as one.

Ponferrada0.0 km
Restaurante La Central1.7 km
Iglesia de Santa María2.7 km
Ermita de San Blas y San Roque5.0 km
Ermita del Divino Cristo7.3 km
Iglesia de San Ildefonso de Camponaraya9.7 km
Galeón11.4 km
Ermita de San Roque15.5 km
Iglesia de San Martín de Pieros18.2 km
Villafranca del Bierzo24.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-10-24. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay

23 along this stage

Water points

42 along this stage

Food and drink

136 along this stage

Shops

32 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

24 along this stage

ATMs and banks

18 along this stage

Churches

22 along this stage

Places to stay in Villafranca del Bierzo

In our route data (OpenStreetMap and the Dutch Society of St James listings) within about 1.5 km of the stage end. Check the map app for beds, hours, and contact details where they are listed.

Albergue Municipal Villafranca del Bierzo
Refugio Ave Fénix (Jato)
Hostal Puerta del Perdón
Parador de Villafranca del Bierzo
Albergue El Castillo
Hotel Posada Plaza Mayor
Hostal Vinoteca Ultreia
Hotel San Francisco

Plan the rest of the walk

See every stage together in the Camino Francés guide, or turn the stages into dated plans and a budget in the stage planner.

From Camino View (caminoview.com). Printed stage sheet: check the map app for live place details while you walk.